War Council vs Malifaux 4E Crew Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
War Council
This app helps players of a popular tabletop miniatures game manage their unit collections and build armies. It allows for easy army assembly, strategy visualization, and sharing of army lists with friends. It serves as a digital reference for all available game units.
- Track unit collection
- Build armies and point costs
- Manage Tactics cards and NCUs
- Visualize strategies
- Share armies with friends
- Unit reference guide
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The official Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game companion app! Take your War Council with you wherever you go, to track your collection and build your armies in your smartphone / tablet! Easily assemble new armies and visualize the viability of new strategies for this amazing wargame set in Westeros. Features: - Tracks your collection of units with ease. - Build your armies and track their point costs, deck of Tactics cards, NCUs and Units. - Share your armies with friends! - Easy reference for every unit available for the game. Attention: This app is meant to be used as a companion for the Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game. Requires physical copies of the game for full enjoyment.
Malifaux 4E Crew Builder
This app helps players of a tabletop wargame build and manage their game crews. It provides access to all updated stat cards, allows real-time game tracking, and facilitates crew sharing. Features include managing game progress, reviewing strategies, and accessing rules.
- Access updated stat cards
- Build and manage crews by Faction/Keyword
- Track game progress in real time
- Manage Victory Points, health, and tokens
- Review Schemes and Strategies
- Share crews via text, links, or QR codes
- Local network sync for multiple devices
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The official Malifaux Crew Builder app is now fully updated for Fourth Edition. Access every updated stat card, including Masters, Minions, Henchmen, and Upgrades. Build and manage crews by Faction or Keyword, track game progress in real time, and stay connected with in-app updates and tools. Easily create and customize your crews. Track Victory Points, health, Conditions, and tokens during games. Generate encounters, review Schemes and Strategies, and access the complete rules PDF. Share crews through text, direct links, or QR codes. Use local network sync to connect multiple devices for tracking and setup. This app includes the entire Fourth Edition card set, updated point costs, revised Keywords, and rule changes. With streamlined performance and improved navigation, it’s the easiest way to manage your Malifaux games from start to finish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Malifaux 4E Crew Builder at 100% against War Council's 43%. Malifaux 4E Crew Builder also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). War Council's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Malifaux 4E Crew Builder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. War Council asks for nothing beyond the download.
War Council ships an update every 10 days, Malifaux 4E Crew Builder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | War Council | Malifaux 4E Crew Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (114 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CMON | Wyrd Games |
Customer experience
War Council
Malifaux 4E Crew Builder
Bugs and requests
War Council
Reported bugs
10 issues- Documents will not download
- Commander units not appearing
- Attachments not appearing
- App crashes when printing
- Create button greyed out after update
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- Commander cards show unit abilities instead of commander abilities
- Dragon mechanics missing for Targaryens
- Formatting issues on Pixel2 phone
- Cannot add commander to army list
- Cannot define area for attachments
Requested features
9 requests- Add direct feedback button
- Implement swipe gestures for navigation
- Add Windows version for printing
- Include 'What's New' section
- Divide FAQ by factions
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- Add historical battle scenarios
- Allow uniting factions
- Increase max army size limit
- Add Rich Text export option
Malifaux 4E Crew Builder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
War Council
No in-app purchases
Malifaux 4E Crew Builder
- Remove Ads$5.00
Questions
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